scottermonkey in #communication • last monthCommunication Efficiency, Grammar, and FreedomHow much time do we actually save by taking short cuts with our communication? I’m a fan of efficiency. This is why I simultaneously sscottermonkey in #science • last monthScience CorruptedScience has become politicized and religicized. "Scientism" is an opportunity to invoke science as a cover. This has a distorting affect. Fscottermonkey in #climate • last monthIs There a Climate Crisis? The Science Says...This video features a compelling presentation by renowned physicistscottermonkey in #incarceration • last monthAlternatives to Incarceration & PunishmentWhat if we can create a system to deal with acts of violence/coercion without using coercion ourselves? This assumes "coercion" includesscottermonkey in #hive-180595 • 2 months agoChapter 12 – Parents & teachersPunishment & reward "Stop crying. Calm down. Knock it off. You're fine. There's nothing wrong with you. Be quiet. Shut your mouth and do what I toldscottermonkey in #hive-180595 • 2 months agoChapter 10 – Romantic relationships“For Peace, Keep Your Mouth Shut” I see some possible wisdom... and a big problem with the message of the quote derived from this meme:scottermonkey in #hive-180595 • 2 months agoChapter 09 – Empathize with an enemy?“Why would I want to empathize with someone I consider to be an enemy, competitor, or politician?” Remember: Empathy is not agreement. So you risk no losscottermonkey in #hive-180595 • 2 months agoChapter 08 – From anger to peaceI used to think fear was the emotion underlying anger. Until a woman in one of my Emotional Intelligence Play Groups said it was actually frustration. I thoscottermonkey in #hive-180595 • 2 months agoChapter 07 - Curing social anxietyFor awhile now and especially over the past ten years, social anxiety seems to have been increasing in intensity and number of people affected. Manyscottermonkey in #hive-180595 • 2 months agoChapter 06 – Being and sounding natural"Using empathy in crucial conversations without sounding like a mystic, psychiatrist, or predator" "I can see some benefits of using PEQ but I doscottermonkey in #reading • 2 months agoIs our culture losing something vital?Here's a thing that may trigger some but I want to hear your thoughts on it: Speaking and writing seem to be dying art forms. I imagine many reasons, inscottermonkey in #hive-180595 • 2 months agoChapter 05 - EvaluationEvaluations and moralistic judgements are when we judge another person [often as "wrong" or "bad" but also including terms like "good," “wonderful,scottermonkey in #hive-180595 • 2 months agoChapter 04 - The BasicsChapter 4 – The basics As beginners, the formula we use to practice and integrate PEQ is nearly identical to the NVC formula of OFNR; obs
